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Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
20.2° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 4PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 102 | 132 | 342 | 373 | 505 | 1068 | 1512 | 2054 | 4185 | 4471 | 4253 | 4044 | 3224 | 2740 | 2318 | 2078 | 1628 | 1512 | 1230 | 1094 | 968 | 766 | 634 | 706 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:41AM 2.40 | 8:55PM 2.40 | 9:27AM 2.51 | 9:41PM 2.48 | 10:06AM 2.63 | 10:22PM 2.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:53PM 0.77 | 3:11AM 0.62 | 3:38PM 0.69 | 3:54AM 0.56 | 4:18PM 0.63 | 4:33AM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
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